This comprehensive volume deals at length the history of United States and the topics include Prehistory-1765, Creating the American Republic 1765-1816, Expansion and Reform 1812-1860, Civil War and Reconstruction 1846-1877, Industrialization of the United States 1865-1914, Emergence of the Modern United States 1890-1920, Prosperity and Depression 1919-1941, World War II and PostWar America 1931-1960, Challenges and Change 1945-1980 and Changing and Enduring Issues 1980-Today.